Belt transfer type multi-function device and control method thereof

ABSTRACT

A belt transfer type multi-function device includes a control device performing controlling such that an image to be printed on paper already caught between a transfer roller and the belt roller is printed, and if printing should not be performed on a next paper, movement of the next paper is stopped on a transfer path before the next paper is positioned between the transfer roller and the belt roller, the image already transferred on the transfer belt is deleted in a state in which the next paper is stopped on the transfer path, and the next paper in a stopped state is ejected as a blank paper through a ejection port along the transfer path, so that the image already transferred to the transfer belt, which is to be printed on the next paper along the movement direction of paper, is not printed on the next paper.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a belt transfer type multi-functiondevice and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a belttransfer type multi-function device including a security paper detectionsensor to discriminately print security paper and plain paper and tooutput plain paper as blank paper, and a control method thereof. In thepresent disclosure, the multi-function device includes even a devicethat implements only an individual function of a printer, a fax machine,a copier, and a scanner, as well as a multi-function deviceincorporating the functions of a printer, a fax machine, a copier, and ascanner.

BACKGROUND ART

Recently, with the rapid development of enterprises, security measuresagainst document leakage of enterprises have been devised. In recentyears, as security measures against document leakage, a documentsecurity technology employing security paper has been developed.Security paper refers to paper printed by inserting a special materialtherein or by using a special material, which generates a signal fordistinguishing between characteristics of materials by resonating to aspecific frequency using an amorphous or similar non-crystallinemagnetic material (alloy), a metal wire in nanoscale, and a materialhaving magnetic resonance characteristics.

Such security paper is detected by an electromagnetic (EM) sensor. Thatis, when a soft magnetic material in the security paper approaches analternating current (AC) magnetic field generated by the sensor, the ACmagnetic field changes, and a high frequency spectrum generated due tothe change is detected to detect the security paper. The sensor mayinclude a transmission coil generating an AC magnetic field, a receptioncoil detecting a change in the AC magnetic field generated by thetransmission coil, and an electronic system controlling the AC magneticfield generated by the transmission coil and processing a signalreceived from the reception coil.

Alternatively, security paper may include a plurality of conductive finemetal pieces irregularly distributed throughout the paper. The finemetal piece may be any type of metal as long as it has conductivity andgenerates an induced current in a magnetic field. For example, the metalpiece contained in the paper may have a fine size so that it is noteasily identified by the naked eyes of a user. For example, the metalpiece may be a metal piece having a thickness of 0.1 μm to 3 μm, alength of 0.3 cm to 4 cm, and a width of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm. As such, withthe security paper in which the conductive fine metal pieces arescattered, a primary magnetic field generated by an inductive sensorinduces an eddy current in the fine metal pieces of a fed paper, and amagnetic field secondarily generated by the eddy current affects theprimary magnetic field generated by the inductive sensor to changeintensity thereof. Accordingly, the inductive sensor transmits asecurity paper detection signal to a control device to be describedlater according to whether intensity of the magnetic field generated bythe inductive sensor itself changes.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are diagrams illustrating a background art of the presentdisclosure regarding a belt transfer type multi-function device that maybe applied to a multi-function device for security paper. A generalprocess of printing paper in a belt transfer type multi-function devicewill be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 . Once printingstarts, a laser scanner unit (LSU) 50 irradiates a laser to an OPC drum70 according to an image to be printed, to form an image on the OPC drum70, the OPC drum 70 on which the image is formed comes into contact witha roller to which a toner is attached, and the toner is attached only toa portion of the OPC drum 70 in which the image is formed due to apotential difference between voltages applied to the roller and thedrum. The OPC drum 70 to which the toner is attached comes into contactwith a transfer belt 60 so that the toner attached to the OPC drum 70 ismoved to the transfer belt 60 due to a potential difference appliedbetween the OPC drum 70 and the transfer belt 60. For example, in thecase of a color printer, each color toner is moved to the transfer belt60 in order of yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K). Forreference, the order of the colors may differ depending on amulti-function device maker. The toner moved to the transfer belt 60meets the paper lifted from a feeding device between the transfer belt60 and a transfer roller 19 according to a rotational motion of thetransfer belt 60, and as the toner of the transfer belt 60 is moved to apaper 10 according to a potential difference between the transfer belt60 and the transfer roller 19, an image is formed on the paper 10. Asthe paper 10 on which the image has been formed by the toner passesthrough a fuser unit 22, the toner is fused to the paper 10 by heat,thereby finishing a final printing process.

In the printing process of the belt transfer type multi-function devicedescribed above, printing is first performed (image is formed) on thetransfer belt 60 before the paper 10 is picked up by a pickup roller 11in a paper tray 80, and in both a case in which the security paperdetection sensor 20 is installed in the paper tray 80 and a case inwhich the security paper detection sensor 20 is installed on a transferpath of the paper 10 as shown in FIG. 2 , whether the paper 10 is asecurity paper or a plain paper may be detected only when the paper 10is picked up and the picked-up paper is moved from the transfer path.Here, there is no particular problem when the security paper isdetected, but when the plain paper is detected, there is a problem inthat the image formed on the transfer belt 60 is already transferred tothe plain paper and printed, before being detected.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a belt transfer typemulti-function device and a control method thereof, capable of ejectingpaper without printing an image formed on a transfer belt on the paperin any event.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a belt transfer typemulti-function device for security paper and a control method thereof,capable of performing printing by distinguishing between security paperand plain paper by applying a security paper detection sensor andejecting paper without forming an image thereon when paper is detectedas plain paper.

Technical Solution

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided abelt transfer type multi-function device for printing an imagetransferred on a belt to paper moving between a transfer roller and abelt roller, including: a control device performing controlling suchthat an image to be printed on paper already caught between the transferroller and the belt roller is printed as it is, and if printing shouldnot be performed on next paper along a movement direction of paper,movement of the next paper is stopped on a transfer path of paper beforethe next paper is positioned between the transfer roller and the beltroller, the image already transferred on the transfer belt is deleted ina state in which the next paper is maintained to be stopped on thetransfer path of paper, and the next paper in a stopped state is ejectedas a blank paper through a ejection port of printed paper along thetransfer path of paper, so that the image already transferred to thetransfer belt, which is to be printed on the next paper along themovement direction of paper, is not printed on the next paper.

In addition, the control device may control the next paper to be stoppedfrom moving before being caught between the transfer roller and the beltroller, after the next paper is picked up by a pickup roller.

In addition, one or more of a feed roller and a registration roller forcorrecting a skew of fed paper and a driving unit including a clutch ormotor for driving the one or more rollers may be provided between thepickup roller and the transfer roller, and the control device maycontrol the driving unit to stop movement of the paper before the nextpaper is caught between the transfer roller and the belt roller.

In addition, the control device may turn off a clutch of the feed rollerso that printing is normally performed on the paper already caughtbetween the transfer roller and the belt roller, and the control devicemay turn on the clutch of the feed roller after the lapse of apredetermined time to eject the next paper as blank paper.

In addition, the belt transfer type multi-function device may furtherinclude: a second feed clutch switch connected to the clutch of the feedroller, a printer feed clutch switch connected to the second feed clutchswitch, and a first feed clutch switch, wherein the control device maycontrol ON/OFF of the first feed clutch switch and the second feedclutch switch.

In addition, the control device may control ON/OFF of each of a dooropen sensor switch, a feed sensor switch, an exit sensor switch, and abin full sensor switch to control the next paper stopped from moving tobe ejected as blank paper through the ejection port along a transferpath of paper.

In addition, the belt transfer type multi-function device may furtherinclude: a security paper detection sensor installed on the transferpath of paper starting from a paper tray, wherein the control device maydetermine whether corresponding paper is security paper according to adetection value from the security paper detection sensor, and performcontrol such that security paper is normally printed and plain paper isejected as blank paper.

In addition, the control device may compare a first detection valuedetected by the security paper detection sensor at a time point at whichthere is no corresponding paper near the security paper detection sensorwith at least one second detection value detected by the security paperdetection sensor for paper to be determined on the transfer path duringa process in which the paper to be determined is transferred on thetransfer path, and the control device may determine that thecorresponding paper is security paper if a comparison value is equal toor greater than a predetermined reference, and the control device maydetermine that the corresponding paper is plain paper if the comparisonvalue is smaller than the predetermined reference.

A control method of a belt transfer type security multi-function device,which determines whether paper fed on a transfer path of paper startingfrom a paper tray is security paper or plain paper and prints an imagetransferred to a belt on paper moving between a transfer roller and abelt roller, includes: printing an image to be printed on security paperalready caught between the transfer roller and the belt roller as it is;stopping, if next paper is determined as plain paper along a movementdirection of paper, movement of the plain paper on the transfer path ofpaper before the plain paper is caught between the transfer roller andthe belt roller so that the image, which is already transferred to thetransfer belt and which is to be printed on the plain paper along themovement direction of paper, is not printed on the plain paper; deletingthe image already transferred to the transfer belt in a state in whichthe plain paper stopped on the transfer path of paper is maintained; andsubsequently ejecting the stopped plain paper, as blank paper, through aejection port of printed paper along the transfer path of paper.

Here, the plain paper may be controlled to be stopped from moving beforebeing caught between the transfer roller and the belt roller, afterpicked up by a pickup roller.

Here, at least one of a feed roller and a registration roller forcorrecting a skew of fed paper and a driving unit including a clutch ora motor for driving a corresponding roller may be provided between thepickup roller and the transfer roller, and the driving unit may becontrolled to stop movement of the plain paper before the plain paper iscaught between the transfer roller and the belt roller.

Here, printing may be normally performed on the security paper alreadycaught between the transfer roller and the belt roller by turning off aclutch of the feed roller, and the plain paper may be ejected as blankpaper by turning on the clutch of the feed roller after the lapse of apredetermined time.

Here, a second feed clutch switch connected to the clutch of the feedroller and a first feed clutch switch and a printer feed clutch switchconnected to the second feed clutch switch may be additionally provided,and ON/OFF of the first feed clutch switch and the second feed clutchswitch may be controlled.

Here, the stopped plain paper may be ejected as blank paper through theejection port along the transfer path of paper by controlling ON/OFF ofeach of a door open sensor switch, a feed sensor switch, an exit sensorswitch, and a bin full sensor switch.

Here, a first detection value detected by the security paper detectionsensor at a time point at which there is no corresponding paper near thesecurity paper detection sensor may be compared with at least one seconddetection value detected by the security paper detection sensor forpaper to be determined on the transfer path during a process in whichthe paper to be determined is transferred on the transfer path, and thecorresponding paper may be determined as security paper if a comparisonvalue is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference, and thecorresponding paper may be determined as plain paper if the comparisonvalue is smaller than the predetermined reference.

Advantageous Effects

According to the present disclosure, in a case in which an imagetransferred to a transfer belt should not be printed on paper (nextpaper or plain paper) immediately before being caught between thetransfer roller and a belt roller in a belt transfer type multi-functiondevice in any event, it is possible to normally perform printing onpaper (or security paper) caught between the transfer roller and thebelt roller and to eject the next paper or plain paper as blank paperwithout being printed.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining the background art of the presentdisclosure in a belt transfer type multi-function device.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the background art of the presentdisclosure in a belt transfer type multi-function device.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a paper transfer path and plain paperejection operation in the belt transfer type multi-function deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an operation of ejecting plainpaper in a belt transfer type multi-function device according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of ejecting plain paperin of a belt transfer type multi-function device according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating switching control for an operation ofejecting plain paper in a belt transfer type multi-function deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart illustrating switching control for an operationof ejecting plain paper in a belt transfer type multi-function deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

BEST MODES

As described above, a multi-function device in the present disclosureincludes not only a multi-function device incorporating functions of aprinter, a fax machine, a copier, and a scanner but also a device thatimplements only individual functions of a printer, a fax machine, acopier, and a scanner. In general, a multi-function device refers to adevice capable of implementing all the functions of a printer, a faxmachine, a copier, and a scanner; however, in the present disclosure, ascan be noted from the following descriptions, whether fed paper is plainpaper or security paper is determined and a printing operation isperformed accordingly, and thus, the multi-function device in thepresent disclosure may also be understood as indicating a printer, a faxmachine, or a copier, not a multi-function device. That is, although adevice functions only as a printer or only as a copier, if the functionsdescribed below in the present disclosure are implemented according topaper to be fed, the device will fall within the scope of the presentdisclosure. Alternatively, a related art multi-function deviceimplementing all of the above functions will naturally fall within thescope of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, an example in which security paper or plain paper isdetermined by a security paper detection sensor and printing is normallyperformed on security paper and is not performed on plain paper will bedescribed, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto and mayalso be applied to a case in which an image already transferred to atransfer belt should not be printed on paper (hereinafter, referred toas “next paper” or “plain paper”) immediately before being caughtbetween a transfer roller and a belt roller in a belt transfer typemulti-function device in any event. That is, printing may be normallyperformed on paper (which may be “security paper” according to anembodiment of the present disclosure) caught between the transfer rollerand the belt roller, and next paper or plain paper, on which printing isnot performed, is ejected as blank paper. In other words, the presentdisclosure may be applied to a case in which printing is normallyperformed on paper already caught between the transfer roller and thebelt roller, while an image already transferred to the transfer beltshould not be printed on next paper. Therefore, the scope of the presentdisclosure should not be limited by the description of the embodimentsbelow but will be defined only by the claims described below.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a paper transfer path and plain paperejection operation in the belt transfer type multi-function deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a blockdiagram illustrating an operation of ejecting plain paper in a belttransfer type multi-function device according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation ofejecting plain paper in of a belt transfer type multi-function deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5 , a belt transfer type multi-function device100 according to the present disclosure includes a security paperdetection sensor 20 installed on a transfer path of a paper 10 and acontrol device 30 determining whether the paper 10 is security paper orplain paper according to a detection value from the security paperdetection sensor 20. When the paper 10 is recognized as plain paper, thebelt transfer type multi-function device 100 turns off a feed rollerclutch 14, and after the lapse of a predetermined time, the belttransfer type multi-function device 100 turns on the feed roller clutch14 so that the paper 10 is output as blank paper. Hereinafter, the belttransfer type multi-function device 100 according to the presentdisclosure will be described in detail with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

When the paper 10 is picked up by a pickup roller 11 from a paper tray80 and transferred along a transfer path (indicating a path along whichthe paper, starting from the paper tray, is fed, printed and ejectedfrom the inside of the multi-function device), the security paperdetection sensor 20 located on the transfer path transmits a detectionvalue to the control device 30 and the control device 30 compares thedetection value from the security paper detection sensor 20 with apredetermined reference value to determine whether the paper 10 issecurity paper. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure,the control device 30 compares a first detection value detected by thesecurity paper detection sensor 20 at a time point at which thecorresponding paper 10 is not present near the security paper detectionsensor 20 in the process in which the paper 10 to be determined istransferred on the transfer path with at least one second detectionvalue detected by the security paper detection sensor 20 for the paper10 to be determined on the transfer path, and if a comparison value isequal to or greater than the predetermined reference value, the controldevice 30 determines that the paper 10 is security paper, whereas if thecomparison value is less than the predetermined reference, the controldevice 30 determines that the paper 10 is plain paper.

In some cases, the security paper detection sensor 20 may be provided ina predetermined position inside the paper tray 80 to detect whether thepaper, included in the paper tray 80 and starting to be fed, is securitypaper or plain paper.

When the control device 30 recognizes the paper 10 as a plain paper, afeed roller clutch 14 may be turned off by firmware or the controldevice 30 of the belt transfer type multi-function device 100 toforcibly stop rotation of the feed roller 18. When rotation of the feedroller 18 is stopped, the transfer belt 60 continues to rotate with nopaper 10 between the transfer roller 19 and the belt roller 31 so thatthe image already transferred to the transfer belt 60 may beautomatically erased by a belt cleaner 32, while security paper (paperalready caught between the transfer roller and the belt roller) in frontof plain paper on the transfer path is normally printed and ejected.

In general, in a method of stopping transfer of the paper 10, if a jamsignal is generated by controlling a feed sensor 12 of the belt transfertype multi-function device 100 or by processing a signal thereof or bycontrolling a door open sensor 23 or by processing a signal thereof, alloperations of the belt transfer type multi-function device 100 may bestopped, and in this case, the front security paper, which has beennormally printed, may also be stopped and damaged by heat of a fusingdevice (or an image printed on the security paper may be damaged).Therefore, in the present disclosure, when the firmware or the controldevice 30 recognizes (determines) the next paper 10, immediately beforebeing caught between the transfer roller 19 and the belt roller 31, asplain paper, an OFF signal is forcibly generated by controlling a feedroller clutch 14 by the firmware or the control device 30 of the belttransfer type multi-function device 100 according to the presentdisclosure to thereby prevent a printer engine controller 40 of the belttransfer type multi-function device 100 from recognizing that the nextpaper 10 or plain paper is stopped, and thus, a normal printing processmay be completed on the security paper (already caught between thetransfer roller and the belt roller) in front of plain paper on thetransfer path.

Thereafter, when a printer engine controller 40 recognizes that the door21 is opened and then closed by controlling the door open sensor 23 (orby processing a signal thereof) (in the present disclosure, controllinga sensor includes processing a signal from the sensor) by the firmwareor the control device 30 of the belt transfer type multi-function device100 according to the present disclosure, the belt transfer typemulti-function device 100 according to the present disclosure performsan initiation operation by the printer engine controller 40. Here, theprinter engine controller 40 recognizes that there is no paper bycontrolling sensors (or by processing or controlling signals thereof)including the feed sensor 12 on the paper transfer path by the firmwareor the control device 30 of the belt transfer type multi-function device100 according to the present disclosure, and here, plain paper isnormally ejected when the belt transfer type multi-function device 100performs the initiation operation by turning on the feed roller clutch14 by the firmware or the control device 30 of the belt transfer typemulti-function device 100.

Here, in order to enable the belt transfer type multi-function device100 according to the present disclosure to maintain the initialoperation, the feed sensor 12, an exit sensor 25, a bin full sensor 29through which plain paper passes are controlled by the firmware or thecontrol device 30 of the belt transfer type multi-function device 100according to the present disclosure so that the printer enginecontroller 40 may recognize that paper does not pass (there is no paperon the transfer path) until plain paper is ejected (alternatively,controlled by processing signals from the corresponding sensors).Details thereof will be described hereinbelow with reference to FIGS. 6and 7 .

In addition, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a second feedclutch switch 17 connected to the feed roller clutch 14 and a printerfeed clutch switch 15 and a first feed clutch switch 16 connected to thesecond feed clutch switch 17 are provided, and ON/OFF of the first feedclutch switch 16 and the second feed clutch switch 17 are controlled bythe firmware or the control device 30 of the security multi-functiondevice 100. Details thereof will be described hereinbelow with referenceto FIGS. 6 and 7 . The printer feed clutch switch 15 is controlled bythe printer engine controller 40.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating switching control for an operation ofejecting plain paper in a belt transfer type multi-function deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 7 is atiming chart illustrating switching control for an operation of ejectingplain paper in a belt transfer type multi-function device according toan embodiment of the present disclosure.

An operation of controlling ON/OFF of the feed roller clutch and eachsensor in the belt transfer type multi-function device 100 according tothe present disclosure will be described in detail by a the timing chartwith reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 . In the timing chart of FIG. 7 , in asection {circle around (1)}, the printer feed clutch switch 15 iscontrolled by a feed clutch signal from the printer engine controller 40and is turned on (ON). When paper is recognized as plain paper, a secondfeed clutch switch control (C) is formed low by the firmware or thecontrol device 30 of the security multi-function device 100, so that thesecond feed clutch switch 17 is blocked, an operation of the feed rollerclutch 14 is turned off, the feed roller 18 does not rotate, and thus,paper is stopped on the transfer path.

Here, in a section of {circle around (2)}, when the door open sensorswitch control is turned off and then turned on by the firmware or thecontrol device 30 of the security multi-function device 100, door openOUT transferred to the printer engine controller 40 is dropped to lowand then returned to high although there is no change (closed) actuallyin the door 21 like a state of door open IN, so that the printer enginecontroller 40 recognizes that the door 21 is opened and then closed, thebelt transfer type multi-function device 100 starts an initializationoperation (motors inside the belt transfer type multi-function device100 are all rotated to erase the remaining image of the transfer belt 60and the initialization operation is performed).

Here, as in the section of {circle around (3)}, when outputs of allsensors (feed sensor 12, exit sensor 25, and bin full sensor 28) on thepaper transfer path are turned off by feed sensor switch control, exitsensor switch control, bin full sensor switch control by the firmware orthe control device 30 of the security multi-function device 100 from atime point at which door open sensor switch control is dropped to low toa time point at which the initialization operation is finished, theprinter engine controller 40 determines that there is no paper in spiteof the presence of paper in the belt transfer type multi-function device100 and continuously performs the initialization operation.

Here, since all the motors of the belt transfer type multi-functiondevice 100 rotate, when a first feed clutch switch control (B) is madehigh by the firmware or the control device 30 of the securitymulti-function device 100 to turn on the first feed clutch switch 16 asin a section {circle around (4)}, the feed roller 18 rotates to transferthe paper 10 inside the belt transfer type multi-function device 100 toeject the paper 10 to the outside.

In the above case, all the driving motors required for transfer of thepaper rotate during the initialization operation, but in some cases,some of the motors required for transfer of the paper may not rotateduring the initialization operation depending on types of multi-functiondevices. In this case, plain paper may be ejected by transferring paperby rotating a motor which does not rotate during the initializationoperation. Motors currently used in multi-function devices are mostlyclassified into two types of step motors and blushless DC (BLDC) motors,and the same controlling may be performed by controlling driversthereof. Specifically, the control in the sections to above may befollowed as is, and if a motor does not rotate, a multi-function deviceside motor control signal may be interrupted by turning on PIS switchcontrol, the motor may be rotated by connecting a sensor side motorcontrol signal, whereby paper may be ejected to the outside.

The present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodimentsdescribed above and may be variously modified by a person skilled in theart to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from thegist of the present disclosure claimed in the claims and such changeswill fall within the scope of the description of the claims.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

According to the present disclosure, in a case in which an imagetransferred to a transfer belt should not be printed on paper (nextpaper or plain paper) immediately before being caught between thetransfer roller and a belt roller in a belt transfer type multi-functiondevice in any event, it is possible to normally perform printing onpaper (or security paper) caught between the transfer roller and thebelt roller and to eject the next paper or plain paper as blank paperwithout being printed.

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 16. A control device for a belt transfer typemulti-function device printing an image transferred on a belt to papermoving between a transfer roller and a belt roller, the control devicefurther comprising: a security paper detection sensor installed on atransfer path of paper starting from a paper tray, wherein the controldevice determines whether corresponding paper is security paperaccording to a detection value from the security paper detection sensor,and performs control such that security paper is normally printed andplain paper is ejected as blank paper, wherein the control deviceperforms controlling such that an image to be printed on paper alreadycaught between the transfer roller and the belt roller is printed as itis, and if the control device determines that next paper along amovement direction of paper is plain paper, the control device performscontrolling the belt transfer type multi-function device by switchingsuch that movement of the next paper is stopped on the transfer path ofpaper before the next paper is positioned between the transfer rollerand the belt roller, the image already transferred on the transfer beltis deleted in a state in which the next paper is maintained to bestopped on the transfer path of paper, and the next paper in a stoppedstate is ejected as a blank paper through a ejection port of printedpaper along the transfer path of paper, with the image alreadytransferred to the transfer belt, which is to be printed on the nextpaper along the movement direction of paper, being not printed on thenext paper.
 17. A control device of claim 16, wherein the control devicecontrols the belt transfer type multi-function device by switching suchthat the next paper to be stopped from moving before being caughtbetween the transfer roller and the belt roller, after the next paper ispicked up by a pickup roller.
 18. A control device of claim 16, whereinthe belt transfer type multi-function device further includes one ormore of a feed roller and a registration roller for correcting a skew offed paper and a driving unit including a clutch or motor for driving theone or more rollers are provided between the pickup roller and thetransfer roller, and the control device controls the driving unit thebelt transfer type multi-function device by switching to stop movementof the paper before the next paper is caught between transfer roller andthe belt roller.
 19. The control device of claim 16, wherein the controldevice turns off a clutch of the feed roller so that printing isnormally performed on the paper already caught between the transferroller and the belt roller, and the control device turns on the clutchof the feed roller after the lapse of a predetermined time to ejectionthe next paper as blank paper.
 20. The control device of claim 19,further comprising: a second feed clutch switch connected to the clutchof the feed roller, a printer feed clutch switch connected to the secondfeed clutch switch, and a first feed clutch switch, wherein the controldevice controls ON/OFF of the first feed clutch switch and the secondfeed clutch switch.
 21. The control device of claim 16, wherein thecontrol device controls ON/OFF switching of a door open sensor switch sothat a printer engine controller of the belt transfer typemulti-function device recognizes that the door is opened and then closedeven though there is no change actually in the door of the belt transfertype multi-function device.
 22. The control device of claim 16, whereinthe control device controls ON/OFF switching of a feed sensor switch sothat a printer engine controller of the belt transfer typemulti-function device determines that there is no paper in spite of thepresence of the paper on the transfer path of paper.
 23. The controldevice of claim 16, wherein the control device controls ON/OFF switchingof an exit sensor switch so that a printer engine controller of the belttransfer type multi-function device determines that there is no paper inspite of the presence of the paper on the transfer path of paper. 24.The control device of claim 16, wherein the control device controlsON/OFF switching of a bin full sensor switch so that a printer enginecontroller of the belt transfer type multi-function device determinesthat there is no paper in spite of the presence of the paper on thetransfer path of paper.
 25. The control device of claim 16, wherein thecontrol device compares a first detection value detected by the securitypaper detection sensor at a time point at which there is nocorresponding paper near the security paper detection sensor with atleast one second detection value detected by the security paperdetection sensor for paper to be determined on the transfer path duringa process in which the paper to be determined is transferred on thetransfer path, and the control device determines that the correspondingpaper is security paper if a comparison value is equal to or greaterthan a predetermined reference, and the control device determines thatthe corresponding paper is plain paper if the comparison value issmaller than the predetermined reference.